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Post by Roger on Dec 9, 2014 18:06:23 GMT
I'll be heading over to Sandown on Friday with a good buddy of mine so it would be good to say put a few faces to names if you're going along then too.
I thought I'd make up a little name badge with the 'Model Engineering Clearing House' logo so you can see when to duck behind a pillar, but it's not going well. So far it's to big I'll have to wear it as sandwich boards. At least you won't miss me!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2014 18:12:34 GMT
I'll be heading over to Sandown on Friday with a good buddy of mine so it would be good to say put a few faces to names if you're going along then too. I thought I'd make up a little name badge with the 'Model Engineering Clearing House' logo so you can see when to duck behind a pillar, but it's not going well. So far it's to big I'll have to wear it as sandwich boards. At least you won't miss me! I still have a spare ticket.... |
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Post by Roger on Dec 9, 2014 19:12:28 GMT
That's very kind John, but ours were purchased long ago. I'm sure someone will claim it.
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Post by marcf on Dec 9, 2014 20:47:08 GMT
I'm there Saturday
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Post by waggy on Dec 10, 2014 7:51:57 GMT
Hope to be there Friday, weather permitting.
I'll be wearing the badge.
May I suggest a meeting near the entrance at 12?
Waggy.
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Post by Roger on Dec 10, 2014 8:24:51 GMT
Hope to be there Friday, weather permitting. I'll be wearing the badge. May I suggest a meeting near the entrance at 12? Waggy. Is that an official badge, have I missed something? If I can't sort mine out today, I might have to resort to Crayons.... at least you'll know it's me. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2014 9:40:56 GMT
I believe there was an official badge made up in the past Roger...T-shirts too iirc.....alas before my time...  Pete |
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Post by Roger on Dec 10, 2014 10:06:05 GMT
Oh well, I've finally sorted out one along the lines of an Exhibitors badge with the banner borrowed from the top of this site so that will have to do.
Do say Hi if you spot me.
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Post by terry1956 on Dec 10, 2014 10:28:48 GMT
Hi.is sandown a good show.from their web site it looks like there will not be many traders or club stands. But there is something about a 5 inch stirling locomotive being there with the builder.if thats the case I would like to talk to him, as I am having a hell of a job with my stirling build.michael
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Post by greensands on Dec 10, 2014 10:40:13 GMT
Anyone know if Jenny will be at Sandown?
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Post by ejparrott on Dec 10, 2014 12:01:51 GMT
Her name's on the list
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Post by Roger on Dec 10, 2014 12:05:17 GMT
Hi.is sandown a good show.from their web site it looks like there will not be many traders or club stands. But there is something about a 5 inch stirling locomotive being there with the builder.if thats the case I would like to talk to him, as I am having a hell of a job with my stirling build.michael To be honest, it's not a great show in my opinion but it's a boy's day out so I'll enjoy it anyway. It's not a big show and I wouldn't travel that far to attend. Those Stirling Engine guys seem to attend all the events I've ever been to so I'll be amazed if they're not there. They were at the Midlands and Alexandra Palace, Ascot and Sandown if I remember rightly. |
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Post by terry1956 on Dec 10, 2014 12:10:57 GMT
Thanks roger.think I will give it a miss then.michael
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Post by Roger on Dec 10, 2014 13:35:18 GMT
Thanks roger.think I will give it a miss then.michael Maybe you could start a thread about your Stirling woes, I'm sure there will be some helpful information that comes out of it. I made one at Secondary School and it didn't work even though it was well made. The Metalwork teacher didn't grasp the concept and I think it didn't work because the wall thickness was so great on the displacer cylinder that it conducted the heat along it far too quickly. The flywheel was also supposed to be heavy but he insisted that it was made as an Aluminium casting. I learned a lot in the process, but it was a pity it was a failure. |
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Post by terry1956 on Dec 10, 2014 14:07:04 GMT
My woes wiith the stirling mainly lay in two areas.the first being the axle pump feed and return routes.there is just so little room between the frames, or around the driving wheel.the second area is the lack of movement space for the front bogie. I have added a bit of weight to the locomotive to aid traction, but the reason for the build is that I just like the look of the thing.michael
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Post by Roger on Dec 10, 2014 14:13:02 GMT
Excuse my ignorance Terry, I thought you were talking about a Stirling Engine as in one working on the Stirling Cycle... Doh!
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Post by jasonb on Dec 10, 2014 16:04:00 GMT
Just be careful what list of traders you look at, there are several errors in the lists depending on where you look - Website, MEW, ME printed and ME digital. Not all traders on some of the lists will be there.
I did ask for an upto date list to be put on the website but no sign of one yet.
J
PS I'll be there Friday
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Post by terry1956 on Dec 10, 2014 20:58:49 GMT
no Roger this is the stirling loco. a bit of a pain at the moment. The list of traders and clubs at sandown is very small going by their web site. as its a 200 mile round trip I don't think it worth the fuel cost.I hate London anyway. michael
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Post by Roger on Dec 10, 2014 21:24:02 GMT
no Roger this is the stirling loco. a bit of a pain at the moment. The list of traders and clubs at sandown is very small going by their web site. as its a 200 mile round trip I don't think it worth the fuel cost.I hate London anyway. michael I feel stupid for not realising that it was a Stirling Single, but the penny didn't drop until much later. I certainly wouldn't travel 200 miles for the exhibition, it's not that far from us near Gatwick so it's worth a look. I'll keep an eye out for any Stirlings though and ask about the pipe routing and the front bogie movement if I see one. |
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Post by Midland on Dec 11, 2014 11:31:49 GMT
Will on duty on the Southern Fed stand some of the day!
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